Business big shot: Mark Wilson

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Shareholders in Aviva have every right to feel aggrieved. So says Mark Wilson,
whose rule as chief executive of Britain’s biggest insurer officially begins
tomorrow. The company has lacked focus, spread its resources too thinly,
wasted capital and been guilty of inconsistency on strategy, he argues.

But the former rugby player is unlikely to spring any big early tackles when
he arrives at his desk in a week’s time (he’s taking a few days leave to
complete his move from Hong Kong, along with his wife and three children).